How to pronounce "toilet"

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a wealth of information on our health

a wealth of information on our health and our well-being is running through

and our well-being is running through

and our well-being is running through our City sewers and we're all

our City sewers and we're all

our City sewers and we're all contributing to it every single time we

contributing to it every single time we

contributing to it every single time we use the toilet this tiny sample comes

use the toilet this tiny sample comes

use the toilet this tiny sample comes from a wastewater treatment plant that

from a wastewater treatment plant that

from a wastewater treatment plant that represents more than 1 million people

represents more than 1 million people

represents more than 1 million people and from it we can detect all sorts of

and from it we can detect all sorts of

and from it we can detect all sorts of things about that Community the

things about that Community the

things about that Community the Infectious Disease viruses that are

Infectious Disease viruses that are

Infectious Disease viruses that are circulating in our bodies chemical

circulating in our bodies chemical

circulating in our bodies chemical markers for the drugs that are most

markers for the drugs that are most

markers for the drugs that are most commonly consumed and we can analyze for

commonly consumed and we can analyze for

commonly consumed and we can analyze for all the bacteria that live in our

all the bacteria that live in our

all the bacteria that live in our Collective microbiomes it's the perfect

Collective microbiomes it's the perfect

Collective microbiomes it's the perfect data dump today 72 countries have used

data dump today 72 countries have used

data dump today 72 countries have used Wastewater monitoring to understand

Wastewater monitoring to understand

Wastewater monitoring to understand covid-19 and it's time that we leverage

covid-19 and it's time that we leverage

covid-19 and it's time that we leverage these Investments to monitor for all

these Investments to monitor for all

these Investments to monitor for all sorts of other things as well imagine

sorts of other things as well imagine

sorts of other things as well imagine knowing when influenza and RSV are going

knowing when influenza and RSV are going

knowing when influenza and RSV are going to Peak every year so that our hospitals

to Peak every year so that our hospitals

to Peak every year so that our hospitals can prepare imagine mapping nutrition in

can prepare imagine mapping nutrition in

can prepare imagine mapping nutrition in our cities so that we can identify food

our cities so that we can identify food

our cities so that we can identify food deserts and understand social

deserts and understand social

deserts and understand social determinants of Health

determinants of Health

determinants of Health imagine identifying super bugs and

imagine identifying super bugs and

imagine identifying super bugs and antibiotic resistant genes as they

antibiotic resistant genes as they

antibiotic resistant genes as they emerge in our communities imagine

emerge in our communities imagine

emerge in our communities imagine preventing the next pandemic before it

preventing the next pandemic before it

preventing the next pandemic before it happens and next time you use the toilet

happens and next time you use the toilet

happens and next time you use the toilet just remember you're doing your civic

just remember you're doing your civic

just remember you're doing your civic duty

Phonetic Breakdown of "toilet"

Learn how to break down "toilet" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

toi-let

2 syllables

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/ˈtɔɪ.lət/

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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

T OY1 L AH0 T

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Definition of "toilet"

Pronunciation: /ˈtɔɪ.lət/

Noun

A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.
The table covered by such a cloth; a dressing table.
Personal grooming; the process of washing, dressing and arranging the hair.
One's style of dressing: dress, outfit.
A dressing room.
A room or enclosed area containing a toilet: a bathroom or water closet.

Example: "Sorry, I was in the toilet."
A small secondary lavatory having a toilet and sink but no bathtub or shower.
A chamber pot.
A fixture used for urination and defecation, particularly those with a large bowl and ring-shaped seat which use water to flush the waste material into a septic tank or sewer system.

Example: "My toilet backed up. Now the bathroom's flooded."
A very shabby or dirty place.

Verb

To dress and groom oneself
To use the toilet
To assist another (a child etc.) in using the toilet